have

(has3rd pers sing present)(hadpt, pp)When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.

atransitive verb

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(=possess)tenerhe's got or he has blue eyestiene los ojos azuleshave you got or do you have 10p?¿tienes diez peniques?have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters?¿tienes hermanos?she had her eyes closedtenía los ojos cerradoshe hasn't got or he doesn't have any friendsno tiene amigosI've got or I have a friend staying next weektengo a un amigo en casa la semana que vieneI've got or I have an ideatengo una ideaDon't translate the a in sentences like has he got a girlfriend?, I haven't got a washing-machine if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:has he got a girlfriend?¿tiene novia?I haven't got a washing-machineno tengo lavadoraDo translate the a if the person or thing is qualified:he has a Spanish girlfriendtiene una novia española→ all or everything I have is yourstodo lo que tengo es tuyoyou must give it all or everything you havetienes que emplearte a fondoyou must put all or everything you have into ittienes que emplearte a fondo→ can I have a pencil please?¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?→ the book has no name on itel libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueñoI've got or I have no Spanishno sé español→ to have something to dotener algo que hacerI've got some letters to writetengo algunas cartas que escribirI've got or I have nothing to dono tengo nada que hacerhaven't you got anything to do?¿no tienes nada que hacer?→ hello, what have we here?vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?→
handy→
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ready→
A1.1

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(=eat, drink)tomar→ what are we having for lunch?¿que vamos a comer?we had ice-cream for desserttomamos helado de postre→ to have something to eat/drinkcomer/beber algo, tomar algo→ what will you have?¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?I'll have a coffeetomaré un caféwill you have some more?¿te sirvo más?

3
(=receive)recibirthank you for having megracias por su hospitalidad→ you can have my ticketpuedes quedarte con mi billete→ we had some help from the governmentrecibimos ayuda del gobierno→ I had a letter from Johntuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan→ I must have them by this afternoonnecesito tenerlos para esta tarde→ to have no newsno tener noticias→ they had a lot of wedding presentsrecibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda→ we had a lot of visitors(at home)
tuvimos muchas visitas,(at exhibition etc)
tuvimos muchos visitantes

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(=obtain)they can be had for as little as £10 eachpueden conseguirse por tan sólo 10 librasit's not to be had anywhereno se consigue en ninguna partethere was no bread to be hadno quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

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(=take)I'll have a dozen eggs, please¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?which one will you have?¿cuál quiere?can I have your name please?¿me da su nombre, por favor?→ you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

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(=hold, catch)tenerI have him in my powerlo tengo en mi poder→ he had him by the throatlo tenía agarrado por la garganta→ I have it on good authority that ...me consta que ..., sé a ciencia cierta que ..., sé de buena tinta que ... *I've got it!¡ya!→ you have me there, → there you have meahí sí que me has pillado *

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(=allow)consentir, tolerar→ we can't have thateso no se puede consentir→ I won't have this nonsenseno voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonteríasI won't have it!no lo voy a consentir or tolerarshe won't have it said that ...no consiente or tolera que digan que ...I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbikeno voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

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(=spend)pasarto have a pleasant afternoon/eveningpasar una tarde agradablehave a nice day!¡que pases un buen día!I had a horrible day at school todayhe tenido un día horrible en el colegiowhat sort of day have you had?¿qué tal día has tenido?

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to have sth against sb/sthtener algo en contra de algn/algo♦
to have had ityou've had it now! he knows all about it*¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todothis sofa has had it*este sofá ya no da para más *I've had it up to here with his nonsense*estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *♦
to have it thathe will have it that he is rightinsiste en que tiene razónrumour has it that ...corre la voz de que ...♦
to be hadyou've been had!*¡te han engañado!♦
to have to do withtener que ver conthat's got or that has nothing to do with it!¡eso no tiene nada que ver!you'd better not have anything to do with himmás te vale no tener tratos con él♦
to let sb have sth
(=give)dar algo a algn
(=lend)dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algnI'll let you have my reply tomorrowles daré mi respuesta mañanalet me have your addressdame tus señaslet me have your pen for a momentdéjame el boli un momentolet him have it!*¡dale!♦
what have you... and what have you... y qué sé yo qué más♦
would have itas ill-luck or fate would have itdesgraciadamente→
luck→
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bauxiliary verb

1haberI've already seen that filmya he visto esa películahe's been very kindha sido muy amablehas he gone?¿se ha ido?hasn't he told you?¿no te lo ha dicho?she said she had spoken to themdijo que había hablado con elloshad you phoned me frmor if you had phoned me I would have come roundsi me hubieras llamado habría venidonever having seen it before, I ...como no lo había visto antes, ...having finished or when he had finished, he leftcuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue→
just→
1.3→
SINCE

3(avoiding repetition of verb)
you've all been there before, but I haven'tvosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo nohe has never met her, but I haveél no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo síhave you ever been there? if you have ...¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así ...have you tried it? if you haven't ...¿lo has probado? (porque) si no ...→
so→
A5→
nor→
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cmodal verb
(=be obliged)to have (got) to do sthtener que hacer algoI've got to or I have to finish this worktengo que terminar este trabajohave we got to or do we have to leave early?¿tenemos que salir temprano?I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glassesno necesito (usar) gafasI shall have to go and see hertendré que ir a verlait will just have to wait till tomorrowtendrá que esperar hasta mañanahe had to pay all the money backtuvo que devolver todo el dineroshe was having to get up at six each morningtenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañanathis has to be a mistakeesto tiene que ser un errordo you have to make such a noise?¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?you didn't have to tell her!¡no tenías por qué decírselo!it's nice not to have to work on Saturdayses un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábadosit has to be done this waytiene que hacerse de este mododoes it have to be ironed?¿hay que plancharlo?

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have aroundvt + adv

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(=have available)tener cerca
(=to count on)contar conSarah was a joy to have aroundera una delicia tener a Sarah cercaa great guy to have aroundun tipo estupendo para tenerlo a tu ladothe sort of player I'd like to have aroundel tipo de jugador con el que me gustaría contar

2
(=invite)we're having Mary around tomorrowhemos invitado a Mary para que venga mañanawe're having some people aroundtenemos invitados

1[+doctor]llamarto have the plumber inllamar al fontaneroto have visitors intener invitadoslet's have the next one inque pase el siguiente

2IDIOMS to have it in for sb*tenerla tomada con algn *

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have offvt + adv

1
(=have as holiday)I'm having a fortnight off in Julyme voy a tomar dos semanas de vacaciones or permiso en juliothe children have got a week off for half termlos niños tienen una semana de vacaciones a mitad del trimestre

2
(=dislodge)quitarhe had the panelling off in no timequitó las mamparas en un santiaménbe careful or you'll have the pans off!¡ten cuidado, no vayas a tirar las cacerolas!

3(Brit)to have it off**echar un polvo ***to have it off with sbtirarse a algn ***

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(=have removed)to have a tooth outsacarse una muelato have one's tonsils outoperarse de las amígdalaswe had to have the old boiler outtuvimos que quitar la caldera viejawe'll have the piano out in a triceenseguida sacamos el piano

2to have it out with sbajustar cuentas con algn

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have overvt + adv

1
(=invite)we're having Mary over tomorrowhemos invitado a Mary para que venga mañanawe're having some people overtenemos invitadoswe had them over to dinner last weekvinieron a cenar la semana pasada